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I;** 1'iit; i'-oi,L.-ine surprising young juveniles irom Quidi Vmi are L.reey.mg to 'the stakes in this.pnoto of the Juvenile Race finish at
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ITOMS-FOR-PEACFS
U.S. Gives Details Of Atomic Research
Canada Fo Hows
GENEVA (C.P.I—The U.
S. took the initiative Tuesday in "peaceful co-operation" by presenting delegates
io lhe atoms for peace conference here with complete
technical data of atomic research reactors now in use
in the United States. Canada
is expected to do the same
shortly.
Admiral Lewis Strauss, chairman of thc U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, handed over the blue*
prints in eight volumes to Dr,
llumi Bhabha, Indian president of
ihc conference Prof. Walter Whitman, of the Massachusetts In-
Hitute of Technology, conference
■ecrctary - general thc six con-
.."renee vice-presidents and senior
United Nations officials.
Tlie summary of the U.S. experimental work on the peaceful
uses of atomic energy was compiled by the AEC expressly for
the delegates of-72 nations here.
The blueprints, the U.S. delegation said,- were, "designed to furnish a practical basic source of
technical Information on nuclear
energy and its application."
| DETAILS INCLUDED
' Details of sis types of reactors
j now being used in the U.S. are
contained In thc first volume.
Others include data on. reactor
physics, nuclear design, application to power development, materials, fuels, radiation shields and
laboratory, equipment .
Eisenhower, in a dedicatory
message wilh thc blueprints, said
"thc atom cannot be limited by
national boundaries."
lie declared that the U.S; is
"firmly dedicated lo promote in
tcmational co-opcralion and to
contribute its share.-of. scientific
knowledge af resources."
The announcement, while It
startled some delegates, did not
surprise Canadian officials, The
information already had bcen
made known to Canada, an official of Atomic Energy of Canada
Ltd., the government's < atomic
agency, said in Ottawa.
He added that Canada's delegation at Geneva will distribute data
about Canada's two atomic reactors built at Chalk River, Ont.,
atomic plant 100 miles northwest
of Ottawa. The reactors, NRU and
NRX, have been used for peaceful
atomic developments, mainly In
the medical field.
Sinclair To
Ice For Talks With
Red Chinese Leaders
Will Visit Behind Bamboo Curtain
RED TRUCE TEAMS ORDERED OUT
By HAROLD MORRISON
OTTAWA(C.P.)—Fisheries Minister Sinclair has decided to spend two days iiv Peiping behind the Bamboo
Curtain, and his visit may result in Canada's first ministerial talks with the Chinese Communists.
Out of that visit, first for a Canadian cabinet minister since thc
Reds took over, may come some
clarification of thc Ming Sung ship
episode and the question of future
relations between the two countries. •»
Authorities here said lhat Mr.
Sinclair's visit is strictly unoffi*
clal, He was merely making the
two-day stop-over while returning
to Canada from Moscow where he
attended an international whaling
conference.
However, they conceded that
while he is in Peiping as guest of
Britain's charge d'affaires, C. D.
W. O'Neill, he undoubtedly would
be ■ willing to talk' to the Reds if
they so desired. They estimated
he should be In Peiping sometime
during the next 10 days.
Canada still holds out some hope
of collecting on the $12,750,000
bank loan which the Canadian and
Chinese Nationalist governments
guaranteed when thc seven ships
were built in Canada in 19-17.
DEFAULTED ON LOAN
The ships were built for thc Chinese Ming Sung Industrial Co, It
and the Nationalist, government
defaulted on the loan when the
Reds captured the ships in their
1948 sweep of the mainland. The
Canadian government subsequently had to make payments to
the banks.
Observers have .speculated that
if the Reds have the ships, Canada
may be'able to make some deal
wilh them to get payment. Offi
cially, Canada docs not recognize
Red China, but the fact that the
Reds have agreed to allow Mr.
Sinclair behind the Bamboo Curtain appears to. indicate a softer
altitude towards the West.
Canada was reported to havc
been on the verge of. recognizing
Red China just before the Korean
war, but federal policies changed
with hostilities. Presumably the
government would be prepared to
reconsider the question at some fu*
ture time if it felt recognition was
warranted.
Mr, Sinclair, 46, has gained experience in debt collections. In
1950, as.parliamentary assistant to
the finance minister, he toured
Europe,, negotiating and settling
wartime" debts with a number of
overseas countries.
Ha attended the annual meeting
of the international whaling commission in Moscow July 18, then
toured the Soviet Union. He now
is believed to be in the eastern
reaches of that country, at Pet-
ropavlosk jn thc Kamchatka peninsula.
"DEFINITE PROGRESS"
World Shortage of Copper Result of
Economic Boom
OTTAWA (CP.) - Tho
Western world's economic
boom lias brought a copper
shortage in its wake and
federal officials estimated
Tuesday that it will not be
alleviated until mid-1956.
In a Washington dispatch, U.S.
wvernment officials were reported
Mnmlay night assaying the American ■>horta**s is growing more
■"■uic "by the minute." They aid
iiVr-* would be no real relief for
many month*,
Canada is the world's fourth
h<msi prodiic.tr of copper. Her
mini*- npcrators havc been attempt*
ins to hoost production to satisfy
a growing market both In Canada
•nd abroad.-But even with pro*
•■peels ol a record output this year,
art-all of the demand.can.be met,
federal officials said.
V.'orld prices have Increased
'■■"der prcss-ura for supplies, result
•T- in federal controls on exports
f-> sonv forms of copper to make
ure Canadian manufacturers get
^"■rntial needs filled.
•AIH SHARE
Officials said that so far Cann-
dinn manufacturers are generally"
siting a fair share of supplies
'ntl though probably some could
^fi morc copper, there was cur*
truly enough in the home market
tfi nicet all essential needs. The
'lu-jhest job was lo . meet the-
^mand of exporters. • x
The U.S. Is lhc world's biggest
•reducer, with Chile, Northern
•'Mesia and Cnncda next In lhat
order, Canada produced about 300,-
"to tons last year and may boost
"ii* to 3M.O00 Ions this year.
In Washington, a commerce
Harlni?nL official climated lh.it
xmi JO U.S..industries using cop
per have shut down or reduced
operations because of the metal
scarcity.
Some oT the shortage may bc
alleviated if the U.S. decides to
open some of its defence stockpiles
for commercial purposes. But at
the moment, federal officials here
said .they could see no end'to thc
shortage until about the middle of
1858.
Japs, Russians Harmonize
In Drafting Peace Treaties
SEOUL, Wednesday (A.
P.)—South Korea said Tuesday a new Communist at-,
tack is near, again warned
Red truce teams to get out
and hinted more demonstrations were to come. Four
days of rioting already have
injured <22 IJ.S. soldiers.
Even as Cho Chung Hwan, acting foreign minister, issued his
warning, 709' U. S, soldiers faced
1,500 Koreans demonstrating
against thc truce teams at thc
nearby port 'of, Inchon.
About 1,200 railway workers reinforced demonstrators who were
repulsed by tear gas Tuesday
when they tried to storm the truce
team's compound on Wolmi island
in the harbor. Seven U. S. soldiers
were injured by Hying rocks and
sticks, none seriously. Nine Koreans were reported injured.
RUSSIANS "INFILTRATING"
Cho's-warning'was one of a series of official statements which
urged the United States to resume
the fighting, called again for recovery of Red-occupied territory
northwest of Seoul,"and accused
high Russian officers of infiltrating thc truce inspection setup.
The hint of new demonstrations
came in Cho's statement repeat
ing ■ that Communist Czech and
Polish members of the Neutral
Nations Supervisory Commission
teams must quit South Korea by
Saturday midnight. Sweden and
Switzerland are the other commission members.
Cho said South ■ Korea could
"wait no longer'* because "the
danger is too great. The day of
renewed Communist attack too
close."
"We cannot be responsible for
any incident involving members of
the commission who fail to withdraw," he said.
"FORCE" REGRETTED
Cho expressed regret that U. S.
soldier-* had used "bodily force"
against Korean citizens. He maintained the Koreans were conducting "peaceful demonstrations."
U. S, soldiers repulsed with tear
gas Monday an attempt by up to
4,000 demonstrators to storm lhe
truce team billets at thc southeast
port of Pusan. Fifteen soldiers
have bcen hurl at Pusan.
(Reuters q'uoted a U. S. Army
spokesman as saying one group.of
300 demonstrators were "obviously drunk." Htj added: "Wt
will protect the neutral observers
at any cost.") •
ISSUE STATEMENT
The government's information
office issued, a five-page statement
alleging "spying and agitation activities" -by the Czech and Polish
truce inspectors.
This statement quoted'a North
Korean who*fled to-the south as
saying the Poles and Czechs were
directed by a major-general apd
two colonels of the Russian Army.
It charged they posed as- Poles.
The Communists were accused
of photographing military installations and other strategic areas ol
the five ports of entry and of trying to organize an underground.
at Kangnung. '
A joint statement by two of South
Korea's top military leaders urged
the United Stales "to recognize
that the truce has ended and to
resume the fighting for our unifica
tion before we are left alone."
They cited the recent charge by
thc United Nations command "of
"a tremendous illegal buildup "of
military forces north of the'dem=r
cation line in defiance of t!"
truce." ' -
World News
—Briefs—
DRAG FOR BODY
NEW GLASGOW —CP — Police and firemen continued (o drog
l.ic East rii*cr Ttiesdny for thc
body "Of drowning victim Waller
Nicholas Macniiltan. The ^year-
old stcclworkcr drowned Monday
night when a small boat overturn*
ed while hc was testing nn outboard motor. A companion, Edward Donalcn. said Macrnillan disappeared as they swam a short
distance to shore.
LORD RAMSDEN DIES
GOMERSAL, Eng.-AP — Lord
Kantsdett. First Baron of Btrfccn*
shaii*, 72, an international. trade
authority, died Tuesday.. Conservative member of Parliament for
Bradford North, from 1924-23 and
193145, Lord Ramsden headed a
British trade mission to Poland hi
1934. and was cfiarrman of the National Union of Conservative and
Union Associatwns, 193SS
Deadly Hurricane
Bears Down On
US.
Winds of 135 M.P.H. Forecast
NEW YORK (CP.)—Hurricane Connie, packing deadly 135-milc-ari-hour winds, bore down on the United States
mainland Tuesday night. Sections of North Carolina and
Virginia were warned of its destructive-potential and" the
east-coast from Norfolk through Massachusetts was placed
under a hurricane alert.
Hurricane warnings were flying,- ~~~—~
from Cape Lookout, N.C, to Nor-j
Tow i'Egare"
TmSt. Pierre
St. PIERRE,- St. Pierre Et
Miquelon (CP)-The French government motor vessel Langlade
sailed Tuesday for Rose Blanche,
Nfld. where it will take the raft
l'Egarc in tow and return to these
French-owned islands.
L'Egare was towed to -Rose
Blanche last week along with two
T-nf its crew members when a pass-
c' ing vessel found.it circuling hope*
lessly in Cabot strait. The other
.two crew members, meanwhile,
were cn route to St. Pierre aboard
the passenger freighter Miquelon
to rendezvous with their comrades
and resume a long-planned- ocean.
voyage aboard lhe raft.
Gov, Paul Sicaud offered last
week to, have the'raft, towed from
Rose Blanche to St. pierre,'where
the adventurers could be reunited,
and then* to* a vantage point at
sea for a fresh start, ■-,'
The Langlade was expected to
arrive here sometime Wednesday
with the raft in tow. It will remain
here for several day's while-supplies are loaded.
The two Frenchmen, who wound
up at Sydney originally'left the
raft in. a 'dory to row ashore for
By STANLEY PRIDDLE
LONDON (Reutcrs)-~.Japan reported "definite progress" Tuesday in talks here with Russia
aimed at ending the 10-year state
of war between the two countries
and said work will be started next
week on drafting a peace treaty.
Shunlchl Matsumoto, J a p a n's
chief delegate at the talks, disclosed that Russia has agreed to
support Japan's entry into the
United Nations, And he added that
both ' Russia and Japan have
agreed to a "non • interference"
policy in respect of each other's
domestic affairs,
(The, Japanese envoy told newspaper men that the peace treaty
draft w o u 1 d Incorporate settle,
ments in principle of all the economic and political issues between
thfe two states.
Matsumoto's main immediate
concern still is the repatriation of
thousands of Japanese still held in
Russia.
Russia pre s cntcd her draft j
treaty ■early in the talks. When!
the twi) envoys meet next Tuesday/ Matsumoto hopes to present
the .Japanese draft of the treaty.
Talks have.been In progress for
two months. Tuesday's 75-minul-e
meeting was held at the residence
of the Japanese ambassador. Ma-*
lik emerged from the session smiling, and chatted affably with reporters.
SEEK REPATRIATION
Meanwhile, in Geneva, it was
authoritatively learned that'Japan
has asked Communist China to begin talks for the repatriation of
Japanese nationals held in Communist China. -
Japan has no formal diplomatic
relations with, either Moscow or
Peiping.
Japan wants aboql 7,000 of her
nationals now detained on the Chi
no$a . mainland repatriated. Of
these, some 6,000 arc civilians and
about 1,000 are military personnel, They' include a number of
Japanese classified as "war criminals."
An authoritative source in Gen*
eva said Japan's proposal for
talk!*, *il the level of'consuls-general, was made in Geneva July
15, and a reply still is awaited
from Peiping.
Matsumoto said the focal point
of the most serious negotiations
wiih* Russia would be Russia's demand that Japan should not ally
herself with any df her former
enemies and the settlement of the
territorial question.
SIX MONTHS MORE
BUENOS AIRES — AP - A
group of Peronista deputes Tuesday were reported in favor of giv
ing President Juan . Peron- six-
months more to call a cowstitK-
tioiini conueiKiott to discuss sep-
arating the church and state. Such
a delay would put off a shaicdomi
on the* explosive issue, 77'c fued
telit'ecH the government and the
Roman Catholic church has eased
since the June IS rebellion.
FIRST MEETING
TEHRAN, Iran—AV—Two oil-
rich monarchs, the Shan of Iran
and King Saud of Saudi Arabia,
met for the first' time Tuesday at
Mchra&ad airport. King Saud as
the shah's guest will stay, tn the
Iranian capital three days, then go
to Caspian sea summer resorts.
folk.
Hurricane Connie was located
some 300 miles soulh of Cape Hatteras, N.C. It was moving 10 or 11
miles an hour on a course, that
would take Us centre near or
slightly east of Cape Hatteras
sometime Wednesday morning.
Coastal areas as far north as
Boston took precautionary steps.
-Canadians watched Connie's
course with keen interest',' mindful
of the heavy death toll and damage ' by last year's killer hurricane Hazel which finally dissipated in Canada.
But it was too. early to say
whether Connie would hit Canada
although it was following the same
general path taken by Hazel and
two olher destructive hurricanes
last year. •
10-FOOT WAVES
Eight lo lu-foot waves pounded
Atlantic beach some 50 mile-;
southwest of Cape Hatteras.
Red Cross disaster »pet*ial 1sts
moved into the threatened areas
and wer*.' standing hy at strategic points, ready tn hf shifted
where.-ji*- needed. Thmisands of
volunteers were ready lo move in
and help.
U.S. military bases up and down
tha coast were closed. Scores of
jet and propeller-driven planes
took off for the U.S. interior and
safely. U.S. warships put out to
sea,
A. U.S.. Navy aerologist said Connie would hit the Boston area in
the early hours of Thursday morning.
. Naval stations at Qonset Point,
R.I., and Atlantic City, N.J., or-
dered "hurricane condition II—a
storm may hit within 24 hours."
The aircraft carriers Leyte and
Antietam put out to sea.
Many beaches including some in
New England were closed, as the'
seas began to boil.
Northeast storm warnings were
posted along Long Island.
MAJOR THREAT
Connie grew to a major threat
six days after it formed far out
in the Atlantic. It swept steadily
toward' the U.S. coastline;- curving
northward as it advanced;
Hurricane Carol, which, formed
off Florida last year, travelled in
Ihe same direction and "smashed
ashore Aug. 31 across Long island
and New England, killing 68 persons. Hurricane Edna hit Cape
Cod Sept. 1 and then moved over
eastern Maine. Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. Twelve • persons
died.
Hazel, tO|) kilter of last year'f
hurricane*-, formed in the Caribbean jusa. crossed a narrow tip
of land in Haiti and followed the
general path Connie now is taking.
Hazel struck the North arid
Soulh Carolina coasts, Oct; 15 and
swept across most eastern states
before winding up in Canada. II
killed 145 persons, 82 of them in
Ontario, and caused an amount of
property damage that never has
been fully estimated.
radio parts. They were found doggedly rowing straight out to sea—
instead of toward land—by the ore
carrier Wabana which took them
aboard and' landed them at Sydney.
The four are hoping to prove thc
existence of prevailing north Atlantic currents which carried
unpowercd crafts to Europe before
the time of Columbus. .
They; set sail from, Montreal
more than six weeks ago. ,
-. LONDON.-AP—Brilato'.'fl-id (he
tadohhinese kingdom of Laos have
agreed to raise their' rcspccltwc
diplomatic 'missions to the rank
o/.'(twftfMsic**, the .foreign office^
announced-Tuesday night.
WEATHER
Si'ii'il/.qt.d Wann. . Hifli** 70.
Md. Skies
WEDNESDAY, August 10th.
■ Sunrise ' 4.49 a.m.
Sunset ..' 7:23 p.m.
TIDES
High,.;.-. .11:39,a.m; *.
Low 5:50 a.m. fi:4El p.m.
TEMPERATURES
Dawson' ....*... 51 CD
Winnipeg :............ &' 76
Ottawa ............. * 50 80.
Montreal ............ 57 80 "
-Halifax ■ .53 ,, 77.
St..John's Nfld .'..«. -< 69-
Says Vancouver Police Had
To Oust Chief
VANCOUVER (CP.)-Re-
port of a conspiracy by police
officers to oust'him from
office was made by* police
chief Walter Mulligan to the
police ■. commission; three.
years ago', a 'police' commissioner testified ■ here Tuesday. ■ _
■ Magistrate Oscar Orr, on the
commission since ItyB, was continuing his testimony belore the
commission appointed to investigate 'charges of corruption in
Vancouver's 750-man. police force.
The veteran magistrate -said
under questioning that-the, chief
"reported* to us in writing he had
discovered a conspiracy against
him.... , Ife-did not name any
names."
Magistrate;prr was replying to
a .question, by .Ncil Flelshch'man,
.counsel for the Toronto tabloid
Flash and .Ray'Munro,-Us western
in Flash on alleged police corrup
tion here preceded the appointment of the commission;
DID HE KNOW?
Fleishman asked Magistrate Orr
whether h6 knew . if Det.-Sgt.
Archie . Plummcr, Det.-Sgt. Len
Cuthbert.. former detective , Jack
Whelan and the late' Supt. Harry
Whelan were involved in a conspiracy.
The four had been mentioned
earlier by T.G. Norris, counsel for
Mulligan.
v-Fnlier Alagislrate • Orr said he
had always *had "the fullest confidence" in Chief-Mulligan and "I
still have."
Hc said Mulligan had been
"much concerned" about his claim
of a' conspiracy^
"Rut to tell you the truth, we
did.not-pay a.great,deal of.attention to; it." The polie*e commission
adopted a "wait-and-see" attitude.
INFORMED OF STORY
Magistrate On- testified Monday
[•lie had h-?cn informed nf CuliVI
representative;-A series of articles' bert's story .of splitting- payoffs'
with Mulli gan for a six-week
period in 1949.
He also told of an interview with
Det.-Sgt. Robert Leatodale in
which Leatherdalc said he had
been "propositioned" by Mulligan
to "ease up" on certain city boot-
.'loggers. '■..■.- *■■ '-.
Both officers have testified.
Magistrate Orr said he had
investigated "many sources" and
had in his capacity- as magistrate
many opportunities to' dp so but
had found'"no facts to substantiate" any of the charges.
The magistrate then startled thc
court room—packed since .the
hearings started—by disclosing the
existence of a "mystery" letter containing widespread charges
against several police officers..'
Reginald H. Tupper, head of the
commission,, intervened. He said
he now has lhe letter "containing
many allegations.but I don't want
its contents spread abroad.
"It is hot 'anonymou?. hut I havc
reason to hclicvz the signature is
not ,a true one," said Com
missioner Tupper.
He said the letter, will be- Introduced as evidence In the bearing "in due course."
Following the afternoon evidence, thc hearing was adjourned
for a week. - '* - - '
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7—Bell Island Newa
8—Women's News and Chit
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(Price 5 cents)
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I;** 1'iit; i'-oi,L.-ine surprising young juveniles irom Quidi Vmi are L.reey.mg to 'the stakes in this.pnoto of the Juvenile Race finish at
yesterday's concluding portion of the Annual Regatta. The Quidi Vidi youngsters did the course in the commendable time of 11:09. Finishing
second at left are the Patricians. Large crowds lined the banks last night for the finishing races. *
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ITOMS-FOR-PEACFS
U.S. Gives Details Of Atomic Research
Canada Fo Hows
GENEVA (C.P.I—The U.
S. took the initiative Tuesday in "peaceful co-operation" by presenting delegates
io lhe atoms for peace conference here with complete
technical data of atomic research reactors now in use
in the United States. Canada
is expected to do the same
shortly.
Admiral Lewis Strauss, chairman of thc U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission, handed over the blue*
prints in eight volumes to Dr,
llumi Bhabha, Indian president of
ihc conference Prof. Walter Whitman, of the Massachusetts In-
Hitute of Technology, conference
■ecrctary - general thc six con-
.."renee vice-presidents and senior
United Nations officials.
Tlie summary of the U.S. experimental work on the peaceful
uses of atomic energy was compiled by the AEC expressly for
the delegates of-72 nations here.
The blueprints, the U.S. delegation said,- were, "designed to furnish a practical basic source of
technical Information on nuclear
energy and its application."
| DETAILS INCLUDED
' Details of sis types of reactors
j now being used in the U.S. are
contained In thc first volume.
Others include data on. reactor
physics, nuclear design, application to power development, materials, fuels, radiation shields and
laboratory, equipment .
Eisenhower, in a dedicatory
message wilh thc blueprints, said
"thc atom cannot be limited by
national boundaries."
lie declared that the U.S; is
"firmly dedicated lo promote in
tcmational co-opcralion and to
contribute its share.-of. scientific
knowledge af resources."
The announcement, while It
startled some delegates, did not
surprise Canadian officials, The
information already had bcen
made known to Canada, an official of Atomic Energy of Canada
Ltd., the government's < atomic
agency, said in Ottawa.
He added that Canada's delegation at Geneva will distribute data
about Canada's two atomic reactors built at Chalk River, Ont.,
atomic plant 100 miles northwest
of Ottawa. The reactors, NRU and
NRX, have been used for peaceful
atomic developments, mainly In
the medical field.
Sinclair To
Ice For Talks With
Red Chinese Leaders
Will Visit Behind Bamboo Curtain
RED TRUCE TEAMS ORDERED OUT
By HAROLD MORRISON
OTTAWA(C.P.)—Fisheries Minister Sinclair has decided to spend two days iiv Peiping behind the Bamboo
Curtain, and his visit may result in Canada's first ministerial talks with the Chinese Communists.
Out of that visit, first for a Canadian cabinet minister since thc
Reds took over, may come some
clarification of thc Ming Sung ship
episode and the question of future
relations between the two countries. •»
Authorities here said lhat Mr.
Sinclair's visit is strictly unoffi*
clal, He was merely making the
two-day stop-over while returning
to Canada from Moscow where he
attended an international whaling
conference.
However, they conceded that
while he is in Peiping as guest of
Britain's charge d'affaires, C. D.
W. O'Neill, he undoubtedly would
be ■ willing to talk' to the Reds if
they so desired. They estimated
he should be In Peiping sometime
during the next 10 days.
Canada still holds out some hope
of collecting on the $12,750,000
bank loan which the Canadian and
Chinese Nationalist governments
guaranteed when thc seven ships
were built in Canada in 19-17.
DEFAULTED ON LOAN
The ships were built for thc Chinese Ming Sung Industrial Co, It
and the Nationalist, government
defaulted on the loan when the
Reds captured the ships in their
1948 sweep of the mainland. The
Canadian government subsequently had to make payments to
the banks.
Observers have .speculated that
if the Reds have the ships, Canada
may be'able to make some deal
wilh them to get payment. Offi
cially, Canada docs not recognize
Red China, but the fact that the
Reds have agreed to allow Mr.
Sinclair behind the Bamboo Curtain appears to. indicate a softer
altitude towards the West.
Canada was reported to havc
been on the verge of. recognizing
Red China just before the Korean
war, but federal policies changed
with hostilities. Presumably the
government would be prepared to
reconsider the question at some fu*
ture time if it felt recognition was
warranted.
Mr, Sinclair, 46, has gained experience in debt collections. In
1950, as.parliamentary assistant to
the finance minister, he toured
Europe,, negotiating and settling
wartime" debts with a number of
overseas countries.
Ha attended the annual meeting
of the international whaling commission in Moscow July 18, then
toured the Soviet Union. He now
is believed to be in the eastern
reaches of that country, at Pet-
ropavlosk jn thc Kamchatka peninsula.
"DEFINITE PROGRESS"
World Shortage of Copper Result of
Economic Boom
OTTAWA (CP.) - Tho
Western world's economic
boom lias brought a copper
shortage in its wake and
federal officials estimated
Tuesday that it will not be
alleviated until mid-1956.
In a Washington dispatch, U.S.
wvernment officials were reported
Mnmlay night assaying the American ■>horta**s is growing more
■"■uic "by the minute." They aid
iiVr-* would be no real relief for
many month*,
Canada is the world's fourth
h sonv forms of copper to make
ure Canadian manufacturers get
^"■rntial needs filled.
•AIH SHARE
Officials said that so far Cann-
dinn manufacturers are generally"
siting a fair share of supplies
'ntl though probably some could
^fi morc copper, there was cur*
truly enough in the home market
tfi nicet all essential needs. The
'lu-jhest job was lo . meet the-
^mand of exporters. • x
The U.S. Is lhc world's biggest
•reducer, with Chile, Northern
•'Mesia and Cnncda next In lhat
order, Canada produced about 300,-
"to tons last year and may boost
"ii* to 3M.O00 Ions this year.
In Washington, a commerce
Harlni?nL official climated lh.it
xmi JO U.S..industries using cop
per have shut down or reduced
operations because of the metal
scarcity.
Some oT the shortage may bc
alleviated if the U.S. decides to
open some of its defence stockpiles
for commercial purposes. But at
the moment, federal officials here
said .they could see no end'to thc
shortage until about the middle of
1858.
Japs, Russians Harmonize
In Drafting Peace Treaties
SEOUL, Wednesday (A.
P.)—South Korea said Tuesday a new Communist at-,
tack is near, again warned
Red truce teams to get out
and hinted more demonstrations were to come. Four
days of rioting already have
injured <22 IJ.S. soldiers.
Even as Cho Chung Hwan, acting foreign minister, issued his
warning, 709' U. S, soldiers faced
1,500 Koreans demonstrating
against thc truce teams at thc
nearby port 'of, Inchon.
About 1,200 railway workers reinforced demonstrators who were
repulsed by tear gas Tuesday
when they tried to storm the truce
team's compound on Wolmi island
in the harbor. Seven U. S. soldiers
were injured by Hying rocks and
sticks, none seriously. Nine Koreans were reported injured.
RUSSIANS "INFILTRATING"
Cho's-warning'was one of a series of official statements which
urged the United States to resume
the fighting, called again for recovery of Red-occupied territory
northwest of Seoul,"and accused
high Russian officers of infiltrating thc truce inspection setup.
The hint of new demonstrations
came in Cho's statement repeat
ing ■ that Communist Czech and
Polish members of the Neutral
Nations Supervisory Commission
teams must quit South Korea by
Saturday midnight. Sweden and
Switzerland are the other commission members.
Cho said South ■ Korea could
"wait no longer'* because "the
danger is too great. The day of
renewed Communist attack too
close."
"We cannot be responsible for
any incident involving members of
the commission who fail to withdraw," he said.
"FORCE" REGRETTED
Cho expressed regret that U. S.
soldier-* had used "bodily force"
against Korean citizens. He maintained the Koreans were conducting "peaceful demonstrations."
U. S, soldiers repulsed with tear
gas Monday an attempt by up to
4,000 demonstrators to storm lhe
truce team billets at thc southeast
port of Pusan. Fifteen soldiers
have bcen hurl at Pusan.
(Reuters q'uoted a U. S. Army
spokesman as saying one group.of
300 demonstrators were "obviously drunk." Htj added: "Wt
will protect the neutral observers
at any cost.") •
ISSUE STATEMENT
The government's information
office issued, a five-page statement
alleging "spying and agitation activities" -by the Czech and Polish
truce inspectors.
This statement quoted'a North
Korean who*fled to-the south as
saying the Poles and Czechs were
directed by a major-general apd
two colonels of the Russian Army.
It charged they posed as- Poles.
The Communists were accused
of photographing military installations and other strategic areas ol
the five ports of entry and of trying to organize an underground.
at Kangnung. '
A joint statement by two of South
Korea's top military leaders urged
the United Stales "to recognize
that the truce has ended and to
resume the fighting for our unifica
tion before we are left alone."
They cited the recent charge by
thc United Nations command "of
"a tremendous illegal buildup "of
military forces north of the'dem=r
cation line in defiance of t!"
truce." ' -
World News
—Briefs—
DRAG FOR BODY
NEW GLASGOW —CP — Police and firemen continued (o drog
l.ic East rii*cr Ttiesdny for thc
body "Of drowning victim Waller
Nicholas Macniiltan. The ^year-
old stcclworkcr drowned Monday
night when a small boat overturn*
ed while hc was testing nn outboard motor. A companion, Edward Donalcn. said Macrnillan disappeared as they swam a short
distance to shore.
LORD RAMSDEN DIES
GOMERSAL, Eng.-AP — Lord
Kantsdett. First Baron of Btrfccn*
shaii*, 72, an international. trade
authority, died Tuesday.. Conservative member of Parliament for
Bradford North, from 1924-23 and
193145, Lord Ramsden headed a
British trade mission to Poland hi
1934. and was cfiarrman of the National Union of Conservative and
Union Associatwns, 193SS
Deadly Hurricane
Bears Down On
US.
Winds of 135 M.P.H. Forecast
NEW YORK (CP.)—Hurricane Connie, packing deadly 135-milc-ari-hour winds, bore down on the United States
mainland Tuesday night. Sections of North Carolina and
Virginia were warned of its destructive-potential and" the
east-coast from Norfolk through Massachusetts was placed
under a hurricane alert.
Hurricane warnings were flying,- ~~~—~
from Cape Lookout, N.C, to Nor-j
Tow i'Egare"
TmSt. Pierre
St. PIERRE,- St. Pierre Et
Miquelon (CP)-The French government motor vessel Langlade
sailed Tuesday for Rose Blanche,
Nfld. where it will take the raft
l'Egarc in tow and return to these
French-owned islands.
L'Egare was towed to -Rose
Blanche last week along with two
T-nf its crew members when a pass-
c' ing vessel found.it circuling hope*
lessly in Cabot strait. The other
.two crew members, meanwhile,
were cn route to St. Pierre aboard
the passenger freighter Miquelon
to rendezvous with their comrades
and resume a long-planned- ocean.
voyage aboard lhe raft.
Gov, Paul Sicaud offered last
week to, have the'raft, towed from
Rose Blanche to St. pierre,'where
the adventurers could be reunited,
and then* to* a vantage point at
sea for a fresh start, ■-,'
The Langlade was expected to
arrive here sometime Wednesday
with the raft in tow. It will remain
here for several day's while-supplies are loaded.
The two Frenchmen, who wound
up at Sydney originally'left the
raft in. a 'dory to row ashore for
By STANLEY PRIDDLE
LONDON (Reutcrs)-~.Japan reported "definite progress" Tuesday in talks here with Russia
aimed at ending the 10-year state
of war between the two countries
and said work will be started next
week on drafting a peace treaty.
Shunlchl Matsumoto, J a p a n's
chief delegate at the talks, disclosed that Russia has agreed to
support Japan's entry into the
United Nations, And he added that
both ' Russia and Japan have
agreed to a "non • interference"
policy in respect of each other's
domestic affairs,
(The, Japanese envoy told newspaper men that the peace treaty
draft w o u 1 d Incorporate settle,
ments in principle of all the economic and political issues between
thfe two states.
Matsumoto's main immediate
concern still is the repatriation of
thousands of Japanese still held in
Russia.
Russia pre s cntcd her draft j
treaty ■early in the talks. When!
the twi) envoys meet next Tuesday/ Matsumoto hopes to present
the .Japanese draft of the treaty.
Talks have.been In progress for
two months. Tuesday's 75-minul-e
meeting was held at the residence
of the Japanese ambassador. Ma-*
lik emerged from the session smiling, and chatted affably with reporters.
SEEK REPATRIATION
Meanwhile, in Geneva, it was
authoritatively learned that'Japan
has asked Communist China to begin talks for the repatriation of
Japanese nationals held in Communist China. -
Japan has no formal diplomatic
relations with, either Moscow or
Peiping.
Japan wants aboql 7,000 of her
nationals now detained on the Chi
no$a . mainland repatriated. Of
these, some 6,000 arc civilians and
about 1,000 are military personnel, They' include a number of
Japanese classified as "war criminals."
An authoritative source in Gen*
eva said Japan's proposal for
talk!*, *il the level of'consuls-general, was made in Geneva July
15, and a reply still is awaited
from Peiping.
Matsumoto said the focal point
of the most serious negotiations
wiih* Russia would be Russia's demand that Japan should not ally
herself with any df her former
enemies and the settlement of the
territorial question.
SIX MONTHS MORE
BUENOS AIRES — AP - A
group of Peronista deputes Tuesday were reported in favor of giv
ing President Juan . Peron- six-
months more to call a cowstitK-
tioiini conueiKiott to discuss sep-
arating the church and state. Such
a delay would put off a shaicdomi
on the* explosive issue, 77'c fued
telit'ecH the government and the
Roman Catholic church has eased
since the June IS rebellion.
FIRST MEETING
TEHRAN, Iran—AV—Two oil-
rich monarchs, the Shan of Iran
and King Saud of Saudi Arabia,
met for the first' time Tuesday at
Mchra&ad airport. King Saud as
the shah's guest will stay, tn the
Iranian capital three days, then go
to Caspian sea summer resorts.
folk.
Hurricane Connie was located
some 300 miles soulh of Cape Hatteras, N.C. It was moving 10 or 11
miles an hour on a course, that
would take Us centre near or
slightly east of Cape Hatteras
sometime Wednesday morning.
Coastal areas as far north as
Boston took precautionary steps.
-Canadians watched Connie's
course with keen interest',' mindful
of the heavy death toll and damage ' by last year's killer hurricane Hazel which finally dissipated in Canada.
But it was too. early to say
whether Connie would hit Canada
although it was following the same
general path taken by Hazel and
two olher destructive hurricanes
last year. •
10-FOOT WAVES
Eight lo lu-foot waves pounded
Atlantic beach some 50 mile-;
southwest of Cape Hatteras.
Red Cross disaster »pet*ial 1sts
moved into the threatened areas
and wer*.' standing hy at strategic points, ready tn hf shifted
where.-ji*- needed. Thmisands of
volunteers were ready lo move in
and help.
U.S. military bases up and down
tha coast were closed. Scores of
jet and propeller-driven planes
took off for the U.S. interior and
safely. U.S. warships put out to
sea,
A. U.S.. Navy aerologist said Connie would hit the Boston area in
the early hours of Thursday morning.
. Naval stations at Qonset Point,
R.I., and Atlantic City, N.J., or-
dered "hurricane condition II—a
storm may hit within 24 hours."
The aircraft carriers Leyte and
Antietam put out to sea.
Many beaches including some in
New England were closed, as the'
seas began to boil.
Northeast storm warnings were
posted along Long Island.
MAJOR THREAT
Connie grew to a major threat
six days after it formed far out
in the Atlantic. It swept steadily
toward' the U.S. coastline;- curving
northward as it advanced;
Hurricane Carol, which, formed
off Florida last year, travelled in
Ihe same direction and "smashed
ashore Aug. 31 across Long island
and New England, killing 68 persons. Hurricane Edna hit Cape
Cod Sept. 1 and then moved over
eastern Maine. Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. Twelve • persons
died.
Hazel, tO|) kilter of last year'f
hurricane*-, formed in the Caribbean jusa. crossed a narrow tip
of land in Haiti and followed the
general path Connie now is taking.
Hazel struck the North arid
Soulh Carolina coasts, Oct; 15 and
swept across most eastern states
before winding up in Canada. II
killed 145 persons, 82 of them in
Ontario, and caused an amount of
property damage that never has
been fully estimated.
radio parts. They were found doggedly rowing straight out to sea—
instead of toward land—by the ore
carrier Wabana which took them
aboard and' landed them at Sydney.
The four are hoping to prove thc
existence of prevailing north Atlantic currents which carried
unpowercd crafts to Europe before
the time of Columbus. .
They; set sail from, Montreal
more than six weeks ago. ,
-. LONDON.-AP—Brilato'.'fl-id (he
tadohhinese kingdom of Laos have
agreed to raise their' rcspccltwc
diplomatic 'missions to the rank
o/.'(twftfMsic**, the .foreign office^
announced-Tuesday night.
WEATHER
Si'ii'il/.qt.d Wann. . Hifli** 70.
Md. Skies
WEDNESDAY, August 10th.
■ Sunrise ' 4.49 a.m.
Sunset ..' 7:23 p.m.
TIDES
High,.;.-. .11:39,a.m; *.
Low 5:50 a.m. fi:4El p.m.
TEMPERATURES
Dawson' ....*... 51 CD
Winnipeg :............ &' 76
Ottawa ............. * 50 80.
Montreal ............ 57 80 "
-Halifax ■ .53 ,, 77.
St..John's Nfld .'..«. -< 69-
Says Vancouver Police Had
To Oust Chief
VANCOUVER (CP.)-Re-
port of a conspiracy by police
officers to oust'him from
office was made by* police
chief Walter Mulligan to the
police ■. commission; three.
years ago', a 'police' commissioner testified ■ here Tuesday. ■ _
■ Magistrate Oscar Orr, on the
commission since ItyB, was continuing his testimony belore the
commission appointed to investigate 'charges of corruption in
Vancouver's 750-man. police force.
The veteran magistrate -said
under questioning that-the, chief
"reported* to us in writing he had
discovered a conspiracy against
him.... , Ife-did not name any
names."
Magistrate;prr was replying to
a .question, by .Ncil Flelshch'man,
.counsel for the Toronto tabloid
Flash and .Ray'Munro,-Us western
in Flash on alleged police corrup
tion here preceded the appointment of the commission;
DID HE KNOW?
Fleishman asked Magistrate Orr
whether h6 knew . if Det.-Sgt.
Archie . Plummcr, Det.-Sgt. Len
Cuthbert.. former detective , Jack
Whelan and the late' Supt. Harry
Whelan were involved in a conspiracy.
The four had been mentioned
earlier by T.G. Norris, counsel for
Mulligan.
v-Fnlier Alagislrate • Orr said he
had always *had "the fullest confidence" in Chief-Mulligan and "I
still have."
Hc said Mulligan had been
"much concerned" about his claim
of a' conspiracy^
"Rut to tell you the truth, we
did.not-pay a.great,deal of.attention to; it." The polie*e commission
adopted a "wait-and-see" attitude.
INFORMED OF STORY
Magistrate On- testified Monday
[•lie had h-?cn informed nf CuliVI
representative;-A series of articles' bert's story .of splitting- payoffs'
with Mulli gan for a six-week
period in 1949.
He also told of an interview with
Det.-Sgt. Robert Leatodale in
which Leatherdalc said he had
been "propositioned" by Mulligan
to "ease up" on certain city boot-
.'loggers. '■..■.- *■■ '-.
Both officers have testified.
Magistrate Orr said he had
investigated "many sources" and
had in his capacity- as magistrate
many opportunities to' dp so but
had found'"no facts to substantiate" any of the charges.
The magistrate then startled thc
court room—packed since .the
hearings started—by disclosing the
existence of a "mystery" letter containing widespread charges
against several police officers..'
Reginald H. Tupper, head of the
commission,, intervened. He said
he now has lhe letter "containing
many allegations.but I don't want
its contents spread abroad.
"It is hot 'anonymou?. hut I havc
reason to hclicvz the signature is
not ,a true one," said Com
missioner Tupper.
He said the letter, will be- Introduced as evidence In the bearing "in due course."
Following the afternoon evidence, thc hearing was adjourned
for a week. - '* - - '
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